#Political

Spotted Toad

toad_spotted

The language of wokeness makes several simultaneous demands:a) minor cognitive hurdles in mastering the vocabularyb) emotional hurdles in overcoming embarrassment & humiliationc) still greater social obstacles in sacrificing the practic

Maxim A. Suchkov

m_suchkov

Detailed THREAD on #Russia-#Taliban alleged deal to kill #US military:*The picture is of 27 November 2001Author: Emmanuel Dunand/AFPTitle: “A Northern Alliance fighter and a Russian soldier compare their weapons" 1.

Omnipotent Moral Busybody

OBusybody

1/15 @GovPritzker represents so much of what is wrong with leadership. Strong leaders don’t:Ignore constituentsFabricate outbreaksThink constituents are stupidEnable a close-minded staffBelittle the vulnerableAct hypocriticallyMislead the

No Hostages

Niall001

So I've decided to follow up a little on this thread and give an example, of how free-market, Brexit supporting think tanks and funders, amplify the messages of people like

ThunderB

Pimpernell13

Here’s your full face of crazy first thing in the morning https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1260534869228244993 This is the group calling itself “The Watergate Prosecutors” who have filed an amicus brief with Judge Sullivan

T. Greer

Scholars_Stage

"Status" is such a terrible brain worm. All these people thinking evo psych jacked reactionaries and pick up artists are edgy for saying such-and-such is really just about "status." Call

Joe Barnes

Barnes_Joe

1: Ahead of the ninth formal round of Brexit trade talks in Brussels, there is a sense of cautious optimism a deal can still be found. Michel Barnier, while saying

Simon Rabinovitch

S_Rabinovitch

Oh FFS I spent much of the past two months engrossed in Liu Cixin's Three-Body Problem trilogy and emerge only to find an eminent Harvard historian mangling one of its

Jeremy PLEASE WEAR MASKS! Konyndyk

JeremyKonyndyk

A very clarifying exchange. Portnoy (who had a viral anti-Fauci/anti-lockdown screed a few months ago) focuses on his day-trading profits.Trump agrees, says this is why he overrules Fauci.Our pandemic response

Aidan Smith

aidan_smx

The conclusive reason that the Lincoln Project is a grift is that it’s an organization with the stated purpose of convincing Republicans to vote Biden but only tailors its message

Gina Anne Tam 譚吉娜

DGTam86

One of the things I write about in Dialect and Nationalism in China is how designating particular local languages as "dialects" has much more to do with the construction and

Nikkei Asian Review

NAR

THREAD: Shinzo Abe’s election victory in 2012 ended the period of the "revolving door" in Japan's contemporary politics, which saw eight prime ministers in nine years.But after his resignation due

Dr K #DemCast

DocKimResists

This year, let’s be thankful for Donald Trump.#Thanksgiving2019#DemCast #DemCastOH Let’s be thankful Donald Trump is such a terrible president that he singlehandedly reinvigorated millions of Americans to engage in our

MizArrow

kikaltz

1/11This HUGE. Scooped from 8kun:Antifa was formed and engaged by the Old Guard aka Deep State [Q 2645]. It was not grown organically [Q 839]. It is an arm of

Stilgherrian

stilgherrian

New Essential polling is out. I’ll skip the “PM rating” stuff. You can look at that here.https://essentialvision.com.au/category/essentialreport/ Q Which of the following issues are the most important for the Federal

Sam

monocularshark

1/n Tweeple, Tweebrities and Tweeterattis, my tuppence on the whole OROP, NFU, Veterans’ issues with serving top brass , Armed Forces Vs Civil Services and such boiling issues. No malice